← 1975 1974 1973 1976 in Pakistan → 1977 1978 1979
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	History of Pakistan List of years in Pakistan Timeline of Pakistani history

Events from the year 1976 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
• Prime Minister: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
• Chief Justice: Muhammad Yaqub Ali

Governors

• Governor of Balochistan: Ahmad Yar Khan
• Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Syed Ghawas (until 1 March); Naseerullah Babar (starting 1 March)
• Governor of Punjab: Mohammad Abbas Abbasi
• Governor of Sindh: Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan (until 28 February); Muhammad Dilawar Khanji (starting 1 March)

Events

• Five years after the secession of East Pakistan, Pakistan begins diplomatic relations with Bangladesh.^[1]
• The Samjhauta Express, the only rail link between Pakistan and India, starts running.^[2]
• The Quaid-i-Azam Academy is established on the 100th anniversary of the birth of Pakistan's founder.^[3]

Births

• 28 October – Aamer Gangat, former cricketer^[4]

Deaths

• 29 April – Munawar Zarif^[5]